Cataline, Miller, Lee win gold medals in women's freestyle at Pan American Championships
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06/04/2006
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Jackie Catatline, Randi Miller and Stephany Lee each captured gold medals in women's freestyle wrestling Sunday as the Pan American Championships concluded.
Cataline (Corona, Calif/Cataline's Wildcats) won the title at 63 kg/138.5 lbs., Miller (Arlington, Texas/USOEC) won at 67 kg/147.5 lbs. and Lee (Honolulu, Hawaii/Missouri Valley) won the championship at 72 kg/158.5 lbs.
American Jenny Wong (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids) was second at 51 kg/112 lbs. while Mary Kelly (Mahomet, Ill./USOEC/New York AC) was third at 48 kg/105.5 lbs. and Malinda Ripley (Colorado Springs, Colo./New York AC) won a bronze medal at 55 kg/121 lbs.
The seventh member of the U.S. team, Erin Tomeo (Colorado Springs, Colo./Sunkist Kids), did not place after suffering an injury in her semifinal match at 59 kg/130 lbs.
Lee and Cataline both went 4-0 in the round-robin format that was used in their weight classes.
The U.S. World Team Trials for women are set for June 30 in Colorado Springs. Wong, Ripley, Tomeo, Cataline, Miller and Lee each placed second at the U.S. Nationals on April 15 in Las Vegas. Kelly was third in that event.